John O'Shea

John O'Shea (1877-) was a Republican Chicago alderman during the 1930s, affiliated with William Hale Thompson's corrupt political machine. In 1930, he offered Treasury agent Eliot Ness a bribe in exchange for him dropping an investigation into Chicago Outfit boss Al Capone's illegal operations, but Ness called in his team and threw the envelope of money at O'Shea. O'Shea then gave the team its nickname, "The Untouchables", while criticizing them for their incorruptability.